Patients not turning up for surgery

There were 581 postponed or cancelled elective operations at Mater Dei Hospital between December 2007 and last March, Social Policy Minister John Dalli told Parliament. Answering a question by Michael Farrugia (MLP), Mr Dalli said that in almost 95 per...

There were 581 postponed or cancelled elective operations at Mater Dei Hospital between December 2007 and last March, Social Policy Minister John Dalli told Parliament. Answering a question by Michael Farrugia (MLP), Mr Dalli said that in almost 95 per cent of these cases the patients did not turn up.

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